96 VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



with every other fruit, requires thinning to give it size and 

 flavor. Certain varieties are made into what we call Prunes, 

 such as the St. Catherine and Prune d'Agen. The Blue 

 Plum, Damson, Frost Gage, German Prune, Cruger's Scar- 

 let, also may be used for this purpose in our warm sections 

 of climate. 



ACCLIMATION, INSECTS, ETC. 



Many discussions in regard to the hardihood and pro- 

 ductiveness of tiees have been written by capable men, 

 South and North. This acclimation of trees to a 

 climate has been the talk of some tree dealers South 

 and West, they claiming great superiority for those of the 

 same sorts when grown in Tennessee and Alabama over 

 the growths of New York and Massachusetts ; but after 

 traveling not a little, and carefully examining, we have 

 failed to find anything to support the statements in fact 

 we have frequently found orchards of trees obtained from 

 the North superior to those of trees grown from the bud 

 at the South. We have, therefore, no faith in acclimation. 

 We do not believe change of climate will change the natu- 

 ral order of the tree or plant. If any one does, we should 

 like him to give some tangible proof of his beliefs some- 

 thing beside imaginary theory. 



The insects, etc., connected with Plum culture has occu- 

 pied many pages of matter of late years, but mainly results 

 in the fact that to preserve the crop from the curculio or 

 plum weevil (Rynihanus Nenuphar) , a small dark brown 

 beetle with spots of white, yellow, and black. The reme- 

 dies given for destruction of this insect, or for prevention 



